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Company: Beaulieu of America
Current Parent CompanyEngineered Floors
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Penalty: $8,700,000
Year: 2001
Date: July 27, 2001
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Beaulieu agreed to pay over $8 million to settle its role in litigation alleging price fixing among producers of nylon carpet.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Northern District of Georgia
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 4:95md1075
Case Name: In Re: Polypropylene Carpet Antitrust Litigation
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Georgia
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: building materials
Specific Industry of Current Parent: building materials
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